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Women hold a banner as more than 1,000 activists take part in a protest on the Israeli side of Erez Crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip, calling the Israeli government to stop the siege of Gaza, January 26, 2008.</p>

Code Pink activists accompany Dr. Hunter ‘Patch’ Adams attempting to enter the Gaza strip during a protest against the Israeli blockade on the Gaza strip at the Erez border crossing June 7, 2009.